Box for cash-carriers.



No. 754,423. PATBNTED MAR. 15, 1904. n. E. GHISM.

BOX FOR CASH CARRIERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1-903.

3 SHEETS-SHEBT 1.

N0 MODEL.

No. 754,423 PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904. D. E. CHISM.

BOX FOR CASH CARRIERS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 9, 1903.

N0 MODEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0. 754,423. I PATENTED MAR. 15, 1904.

BOX FOR CASH CARRIERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1903. 7 N0 MODEL. 3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

UNITED STATES Patented March 15, 1904.

PATENT OEEIcE.

DAVID E. CHISM, OF STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TOINDEPENDENT STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSA- CHUSETTS.

BOX FOR CASH-CARRIERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 754,423, dated March15, 1904. Application filed March 9, 1903. Serial No. 146,850. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID E. CHIsM, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Stafliord Springs, in the county of Tollandand State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Boxes for Cash-Carriers, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in boxes, more especially used asthe cash-containing receptacles in cash-carriers for store service.

One object of the invention is to provide a construction of box moreespecially in respect of its hinge-cover and devices therewith combinedwhereby the box when closed will remain effectually closed withoutliability of becoming accidentally opened from cause, and yet wherebythe box may be opened instantly by the person at the station or by thecashier as the result of an intelligently-applied force to the cover.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction of box fora cash-carrying apparatus to be propelled along a suitable trackwaytherefor by a continuously-running cable having a head adapted toreceive the engagement therewith of the cable in such a manner as toinsure certainty of the making and retention of the cable engagementwithout necessitating the employment of buttons or shoulders on thecable, a feature of the invention being comprised in a simple lug or ribas an equipment to the trackway structure cooperative with the cable forexertinga crowding of. the latter into the peculiarly longitudinallychanneled or apertured head of the box.

The invention is rendered manifest in and by'the following descriptionin conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and is defined andcovered in and by the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the box as inits opened position. Fig. 2 is a perspective View showing the box as inits closed position. Fig. 3 is a front view of the box, a portion of theclosed cover being broken away to disclose appliances coacting with thecover. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 4: 4, Fig. 3.Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on the line 5 5, Fig. 3, the cover ofthe box being closed and locked closed. Fig. 6 is a view substantiallysimilar to Fig. 5, but showing the cover as having been bodily movedrelatively to its hinge and its locking-catch released, whereby theboxcover may be automatically sprung open.

Fig. 7 is a viewshowing all of the parts as in their relations when thebox-cover has been automatically sprung open. Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview showing the box having the improved cable-engaging head. Fig. 9 isa plan view of the same. Fig. 10 is a sectional view longitudinallythrough the head and through the portion of a tubular-formed runner-Wayfor the head-provided box and showing the means for insuring theengagement between the running cable and box-head; and Fig. 11 is across-sectional view on line 11 11, Fig. 10.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all ofthe views. A

The cash-box, as shown, comprises the box proper, A,having thehinge-cover B, longitudi-' nally-ranging cylindrical head C, connectedby a thin neck a and adapted for employment to be cable-propelled in acash-carrier equipment for storessuch, for instance, as described inLetters Patent of the United States grantedto Chamberlain, Chism, andCooper, November 5, 1901, No. 685,740although the novel devices andarrangements pertaining to the equipments for the box-cover areapplicable on other descriptions of hinge-covered boxes. As the box hereshown is connected and arranged, a single spring serves to retain thecover, as it may have been bodily slid with its edge opposite from itshinge, under and in engagement with a marginal lip or flange Z2 at thefront of the box to maintain the cover-catch normally in a position ofinterlocking between the box The box A may be made of comparatively thinmetal by being struck up, the same having, however, sufficient rigidity,and it is constructed of an approximately elliptical form having itsrear edge or side oblated, and the metal near its ends is inwardlyforced, as indicated at (Z, whereby endwise opposite parallel portions ee of the box-wall are provided, the same having each the elongated slotf. extending in a horizontal line in a direction from the rear to thefront and receiving the engagement therein of the straight hinge-rod g;The front edge wall of the box has at its intermediate portion theaforementioned inwardlyturned lip or flange b, the same having at itscentral part the further inward continuation with the downturned margin6 to make the socket c for the catch D, which is mounted at the innerside of the cover, swing bodily therewith'and to haveitsangularly-turned end lip 71 engage in and disengage from said socket Inaddition to the lip Z2 at the plane of the outer open edge of the boxthe front wall of the box has toward the ends thereof the inturnedlipsz' 2', the plane of which is, below that of the lip b, so as toconstitute a ledge or rest against which the cover may close. The coverhas at its rear edge toward the ends thereof the portions j j, bentaround into tubular form and to closely surround the straight hinge-rodthere being the space" 3 between the two hinge-rod tubular CODIIGC':tions giving space for occupancy of the coil"- spring m.- The catch D,shown as constituted by a flat metal strip, has its inner end formedwith an eye a, which encircles the middle of the hinge-rod, and thiscatch extends crosswise of the inner face of the cover and nor-' middleportion formed into a loop 0, its portions outside of said part beingcoiled, as at 0 while its extremities 0 are extended away from the axisof the coils, and in the assemblage of the parts the coils encircle thehingerod, the loop 0 is in bearing to force the catch D against theinner face of the cover, while the legs or extremities 0 have bearingsagainst the inner back wall of the box, the spring being arranged asjust mentioned and shown under more or less compression, so that it hasits proper reactions for the aforementioned three services, viz: first,to keep the cover when closed, as in Fig. 5, forwardly slid, so that thehinge-rod g is at the forward end of the elongated slots and so that thecover front edge is under and in engagement with the front edge inturnedlip b of the box; second, to keep the cover-catch D with its outturnedend projection la within the socket m therefor, and, third, to by itsreaction throw the cover to the opened position shown in Fig. 7 when thespring-catch D is pressed inwardly and the cover is bodily swung towardthe edge of the box at which it is hinged.

In order to manipulate the cover and covercatch D, the cover has thereinnear its for ward edge the recess or depression 8, into which the thumbmay be inserted to force the catch D inwardly and out of engagement withthe catch socket m, whereupon by the thumb and by almost a simultaneousaction with the catch releasing the cover may be slid in the plane ofits closed position rearward, its hinge-rod moving to the rearboundaries of the elongated slots f, whereupon the front edge of thecover is freed from'the engagement-of the box edge lip, under whichconditions, of course, the cover is free to be opened and the springreactive, as described, will open it.

While I have hereinabove described the cover-catch D in cooperativecombinationwith the spring and socketed portion w of the cover and haveshown the same throughout the drawings, the employment of thiscover-catch may be dispensed with, as a fairly-efficient box may beprovided in its absence, there being under any ordinary utilization ofthe box very little liability of any suchpressure being accidentallybrought against the cover as to cause the sliding movement thereoftoward its hinged edge to disengage its front edge from under the lip b;but for cash-carrier service in which there might be some remotepossibility of the cover of the box so being brought to contact withsome part of the equipment as to bring about its disengagement wherebythe contents of the box might become lost the cover-catch is consideredof advantage in proportion exceeding theexpense and labor attendant onits provision.

The box is shown as constructed at its back wall near the cover-hingewith a guard-flange lip or ledge q, the same constituting a'closure atthe rear upper edge of the boxrin'suring that the contents of the boxmaynot become dislodged back of the hinge-rod at the times when thecoveris in its forwardspring-pressed disposition with its front edgeengaged with the box thereof, as hereinabove described. This guard-lip qis shown as constituted by a metallic angle-piece riveted in place; butit might be made by inwardly forcing a portion of the back wall of thebox, the accomplishment thereof being the matter of detail and ofelection by the manufacturer. i As shown in Sheet 3 of the drawings, thehead C is constructed with an upwardly-open ing longitudinal channel 2%,the portions 25 t at Y longitudinal line, while'the innerwalls of the ofthe cable until a button has come to the place of the head, asheretofore, and the sochanneled box-head may be readily brought.

into the engagement and may be disengaged from the cable when thestation is reached, and the course of running of the box is defiectedfrom the line of the cable. In order that the cable may be compelled toengage down into the base of the tortuous channel in the box-head, thetrackway structure J (which is here shown as in the form of a tubehaving a longitudinal median slot 4; at its bottom) has at a station orother place where engagement is desireda lug or lip 11;, affixed to anddepending below the top wall centrally and longitudinally of thetrackway structure, the-same being inclined andnarrowed from its middleportion to its ends, whereby it is practically a cam for downwardlydeflecting the running-cord adjacent thereto. This structural featuremay be provided at bends in the trackway at which there might be atendency of the cable to draw away from the box-head as well as atstations where the box-head is to be initially brought into engagementwith the cord.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A box having at the upper edge of its front wall an immovably-afiixedinward projection, and having a flat cover pivotally engaged at an upperportion of the rear wall of the box, and also slidably engaged thereat,whereby the cover may, in addition to its swinging movement, relativelyto its pivot, have abodily-sliding movement crosswise at the top of thebox, and arranged so that when swungclo'sed the cover may be forwardlymoved to have its forward edge engaged unmoved to have its forward edgeengaged under said immovable projection at the front of the box, and aspring applied for reaction in a direction to swing the cover to itsopen position.

3. A box having at' the upper edge of its front wall animmovably-aflixed inward projection, and having a flat cover pivotallyengaged at an upper portion of the rear wall of the box, and alsoslidably engaged thereat,

whereby the cover may, in addition to its swinging movement, relativelyto its pivot,

have a bodily-sliding movement crosswise at the top of the box, andarranged so that when swung closed the cover may be forwardly moved tohave its forward edge engaged under said immovable projection at thefront of the box, and a spring applied for reaction against the cover ina direction to automatically bodily move it crosswise of the top of thebox, for the purpose set forth.

' 4. The box having at the upper edge of its front wall a fixedprojection and having a cover hinge-engaged at the rear wall of the boxand also slidably engaged with said rear wall and thereby renderedbodily movable crosswise of the box, automatically-operative means forexerting a yielding forwardly-sliding pressure to. the cover, andautomatically-operative means for exerting a pressure againstthe coverto. swing it outwardly open, relatively to its hinge.

5. A box having a hinged cover which is slidable crosswise relatively tothe box, and said box and cover being constructed for interlockingengagements relatively between the front wall of the box and front edgeof the cover and aspring applied between the boxand the cover I undercompression and reactive on the cover lmparting a y1eld1ng force theretoboth crosswise of the box and in a direction outwardly anddisengagements.

-7. A box having at opposite portions of its wall nearits rear elongatedsockets, the cover having endwise-projecting hingemembers, engagedinsaid elongated sockets, wherebythe IIO s: tively constructed forsliding engagements.

cover is rendered both slidable in a direction across the box andcapable of swinging on its hinge, the front wall and front edge of thebox and cover being respectively and relatively constructed for slidingengagements and disengagements, and a spring reactive on the cover forimparting a force thereto.

8. A box havingat opposite portions of its forwardly-sliding wall nearit'srear elongat'ed sockets, the cover having endwise projecting'hingemembers engaged in" said elongated sockets,=- whereby the coveris'rendered both slidable in a direction across the box and capable ofswinging on its hinge, the front wall and front edge of the box andcover being respectively and relatively constructed for slidingengagements and disengagements, and a spring reactive against the coverto impart automatically an opening swinging movement thereto.

9. A box having at opposite portions of its wall near its rear elongatedsockets, the cover having endwise-projecting hinge members engaged insaid elongated sockets, whereby the cover is rendered both slidable in adirection across the box and capable of swinging on its hinge, the frontwall and front edge of the box and cover being respectively andrelatively constructed for sliding engagements and disengagements, and'aspring applied in compression between the box and cover and reactiveyieldingly against thecover in directions to impart to the latter bothaforwardlyshifting bodily movement and an outwardly swinging movement.

10. A box having at the upper edge of its front wall an inwardprojection having a socket, a-cover hinged to the box and slidablecrosswise thereof, a cover-catch bodily movable in unison with the coverand having a movement away from and back toward the face of the coverand adapted for engagement in said socket, and a spring for maintainingthe catch normally disposed, adjacent the inner face of the box.

11. A box having at the upper edge of its front 'wall an inwardprojection having a socket and provided with the aperture 8therethrough, a cover hinged to the box and slidable crosswise thereof,a cover-catch bodily movable in unison with the cover and having amovement away from and back toward the inner face of the cover adaptedfor engagement in said socket, and arranged crosswise of said aperture8, and a spring for maintaining the catch normally disposed adjacent theinner face of the box.

12. A box having at the upper edge of its front wall an inwardprojection having the downturned extremity b constituting a socket w, acover having at its rear oppositely endwise extending hinge projectionsengaging in transversely-elongated sockets in the boxwalls, acover-catch bodily movable in unison with the cover and having amovement toward and away from the inner face thereof and having at itsextremity an angularly-turned projection for engagement in said socketa, means for shifting the cover automatically forwardly and spring meansfor maintaining the catchnormally in proximity to the inner face of thecover.

13. A box having at its rear portion opposite slots which extendforwardly and a cover adapted for an interlocking engagement wit-intheupperedge of the front wall of the box, said cover being hinged tothe box and slidable crosswise thereof, a hinge-rod engaged with thecover, aspring having coils surrounding the hinge-rod having a memberbearing under tension against the box-back and reacting on the hinge-rodforwardly and having a member projected from the axis of the coils andexerting an outward bearing against the inner side of the cover.

14. A box having at the upper edge of its front wall an inwardprojection b and having also at its 'front wall one or more additionalinward projections in a plane below the projection b, and having a coverhinged to the box and slidable relatively to the box in a forwarddirection, whereby when swung closed the cover may be seated on theprojection t' and forwardly slid and edgewise engaged under saidprojection b.

15. A box made of thin metal having near its rear and end portions themetal inwardly displaced constituting angular niches 62? having theparallel Walls 6 e in which are the slots ff in lines crosswise of thebox, the cover and the hinge-rod engaged with the rear of the cover andhavingltsopposite extremities pro-- jecting through said slots f, andsaid cover and the front wall of the box being constructed forinterlocking engagements as described,

a spring having its middle portion formed into a loop, portionsoutwardly beyond such loop formed into coils surrounding the hinge-rod,

nel extending from end to end, and devious in its length.

17. The combination with a track or runner way and propulsion-cablerunning therealong, of a caSh-boxhalvinga head provided with anupw'ardly-openingand longitudinal de vious channel for the purpose setforth.

18. The combination with a track or run: ner way and a propulsion-cablerunning therealong, of a cash-box having a head provided withanupwardly-opening and longitudinallyextending devious channel, and aninclined rib supported by an upper portion of the trackway structureagainst which the cable impinges and by which it is deflected forengaging in the devious channel in the cash-box head. r

19. In a cash-box, in combination, the box proper having at its frontthe inward-ly pro jecting lip I; having at its central portion 5 thedownward projection b and having'the ledgesz' in a plane below the lipb, and hav- ITO ing at its back the transversel y-extendin g slotsgaging in said slots, the cover-catch D having the back of theboX andreacting to force the the upturned end projection h, pivotallyconhingerod, the cover, and the cover -catch nected at its end oppositesaid projection on bodily in a direction crosswise of the box. thehinge-rod, the spiral spring comprising Signed by me at Springfield,Massachusetts,

5 @oils encirglilg the hinge-rod having the memin presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

er exten e from its axis to pressure bear- 1 a ing against thecover-catch and exerting force" DAVID (jHIbM upon the latter outwardlyagainst the cover, Witnesses: and said spring having another member eX-A. V. LEAHY, IO tended and engaged in compression against WM. S.BELLOWS.

